Barbed band-fence.



No. 677,925. I Patented July 9, IBM.

C. C. BENSON.

BARBED BAND FENCE.

(Application filed Say, 24, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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BARBED BAND-FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 677,9 25, dated July 9, 1901.

Application filed September 24, 1900. Serial No. 30,931. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES COLEMAN BEN SON, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Barbed Band-Fences, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to fences, and more particularly to barbed metal fences, the primary object being to provide a strong and durable fence which may be manufactured at a moderate cost and secured to posts without stretching or liability of sagging.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide a barbed fence which can readily be seen by cattle, thus avoiding the danger of pricking the animals without Warning.

The construction of the improvement will.

be fully described hereinafter in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a portion of a fence-section embodying the invention. Figs. 2, 3, and at are perspective views of the binders or connecting-bars shown in Fig. 1 detached from the parallel bands of the fence. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 illustrate modified forms of binders for a fence employing two bands; and Fig. 8 illustrates in perspective and side elevation a form of binder adapted for a single-band fence.

Referring to Fig. 1, the numerals 1 and 2 designate parallel bands of metal of sufficient length to form a section or panel of a fence and connected by barbed binders or crossbars, (designated in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4. by the numerals 3, 4, and 5.)

As shown inthe drawings, the binders may be of different construction, but all are provided with end barbs which constitute the main characteristic feature of the invention. The binder-bar 3 has its ends sharpened and projecting from the bands 1 and 2 in the plane of the body of the bar, forming barbs 6. The binder 4 has its ends bent out at right angles, forming horizontally-projecting barbs 6, extending from the same side of the binder. The binder 5 differs from the form shown in Fig. 3 in that the barbs 6 project in opposite directions from the body of the binder. The bands 1 and 2 are formed with rivetholes 7, registering with holes 8, formed in the binder-bars, and the fence sections or panels are formed by riveting the binders to the bands.

As shown in Fig. 1, I preferably secure the binder-bars on opposite sides of the bands 1 and 2, thus increasing the rigidity of the panels.

In Figs. 5, 6, and 7 I have shown different forms of binders provided with end barbs and also with laterally-projecting barbs. In Fig.

5 the end barbs 9 are slightly curved, and the lateral barbs 10 project centrally from opposite sides of the binder. In Fig. 6 the central lateral barbs 11 are in the form of prongs. In Fig. 7 the binder is shown with three lat eral barbs projecting from each side thereof.

The invention is applicable to a sin gle-band fence, and for. this embodiment of the same a binder of the form shown in Fig. 8 is em ployed, having a central rivet-hole 12, end barbs 13, and laterally-projecting barbs 14.

The fence panels or sections when constructed as above described may be readily secured to posts without the necessity of stretching the bands, and the panels when properly secured will not sag.

My improvement is distinguished from the prior art in that I avoid the use of Wires which are liable to sag when strung in continuous lengths and secured to fence-posts by staples or other securing devices. By employing rigid fiat bands and riveting the flat binding-strips thereto I provide panels which when secured to fence-posts are firm and inflexible and possess the further advantage of being readily seen by the cattle.

I clai1n-- A fence-panel comprising parallel bands and flat metallic binders riveted to the bands on opposite sides thereof and having integral horizontally-projecting barbs.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES COLEMAN BENSON.

Witnesses:

H. EWLETT SCUDDER, LOUISE MORELL. 

